The curly-haired 1D heartthrob did what any teenage lad would do if they were given a pot load of cold, hard cash and splurged it on a sporty little number - an Audi R8 to be precise. A snip at just £100,000.

The singer was snapped in his new toy after popping to the shops near his parent's home in Cheshire and managed to attract the attention of a few fans too. Well, you're not going to go unnoticed in a car like that, are you?

And are we the only ones who feel a bit worried about the baby-faced star speeding about in that thing (0 to 60 in 3.9 seconds, top speed of 196mph)? We can't help thinking that a Mini - like the one he passed his test in - would have been a far more practical choice for the 18-year-old.